Olivia Chow Politician
Olivia Chow (born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian politician, a former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament (2006–2014), and former city councillor (1991–2005) in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. In 2011, she was re-elected in her riding for her third straight win. Chow is the widow of former NDP and Opposition Leader Jack Layton; they were married from 1988 until his death from cancer in 2011. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. In May 2012, Chow was named one of the top 25 Canadian immigrants in Canada by Canadian Immigrant magazine. Chow's personal memoir, titled My Journey, was published January 21, 2014. Chow resigned her seat in parliament on March 12, 2014 in order to run in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, where she placed third.
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Office holder
| office | Member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina Metro Toronto Councillor for Ward 24 Toronto City Councillor for Ward 20 Toronto City Councillor for Ward 24 |
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| party | New Democratic Party (Canada) |
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